Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting criu-devel package, versions <0:3.18-4.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.54% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-CRIUDEVEL-6156215
  • published14 Jan 2024
  • disclosed14 Oct 2022

Introduced: 14 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-2879  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 criu-devel to version 0:3.18-4.module+el8.9.0+90147+a4870853 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-2988.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream criu-devel package and not the criu-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Reader.Read does not set a limit on the maximum size of file headers. A maliciously crafted archive could cause Read to allocate unbounded amounts of memory, potentially causing resource exhaustion or panics. After fix, Reader.Read limits the maximum size of header blocks to 1 MiB.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1